Cameron vows ‘no third term’ as PM, will remain in politics

British Prime Minister David Cameron has ruled out serving a third term if the Conservative Party is re-elected in May’s general election. Though the PM said he simply hopes to end his role, the statement triggered accusations of political arrogance.

“I'm not saying all
prime ministers necessarily definitely go bad, or even go bad at
the same rate, but I feel I've got more to bring to this job, the
job is half done, the economy's turned round, the deficit is half
down and I want to finish the job,” the politician told BBC
in an interview.

Regarding his future role, Cameron has only revealed that he
wants to continue being an MP.

"There definitely comes a time where a fresh pair of eyes and
fresh leadership would be good, and the Conservative Party has
got some great people coming up: the Theresa Mays, and the George
Osbornes, and the Boris Johnsons. You know, there's plenty of
talent there. I'm surrounded by very good people. The third term
is not something I'm contemplating.”

But Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander was quick to lash
out at Cameron's statement, also noting that he could become less
popular among voters in the May polls – and therefore may not
even serve a second term.

“It is typically arrogant of David Cameron to presume a third
Tory term in 2020 before the British public have been given the
chance to have their say in this election,” shadow foreign
secretary Douglas Alexander said.

Meanwhile, the prime minister has been battling against dropping
popularity since December, which was intensified by the Twitter
campaign #CameronMustGo. The goal of the social media campaign,
which gathered around one million mentions on Twitter, was to
oust the Conservative Party leader.

Cameron has been criticized on several points in both domestic
and international domains.

“Sadly under David Cameron, we have witnessed the greatest
loss of influence for the United Kingdom in European and
international affairs in a generation,” said Alexander.
“Given the ever greater drift to Euroscepticism in the
Conservative party, the country has lost influence not only in
Brussels but also in Beijing, Moscow and Washington.”

David Cameron, the man who couldn't win a majority in 2010 and
won't in 2015, rules out a third term as PM after 2020. A tad
presumptuous?

The British prime minister was called out for being too cozy with
big business and giving North Sea oil companies tax breaks, while
not investing enough money in the National Health Service or
education.

Cameron also got caught up in the pedophile scandal, after MP Simon Danczuk accused
the PM and deputy PM Nick Clegg of covering up the facts of child
sex abuse.

The prime minister faced heat for actively supporting the
military operation in Libya. Back in 2011, he visited Tripoli
with France's then-President Nicolas Sarkozy to declare victory
over Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in what turned out to be premature
celebrations with the rebels. Heavy criticism flowed in after his
visit, as fighting in Libya was still in full swing.

On top of that, Cameron received greater disapproval after
Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL) attacks killed Coptic
Christians in Libya in February.

One of the latest accusations against Cameron revolved around him
not stepping up and participating in Ukraine talks when the French president and
German chancellor visited Moscow and Kiev.

Just last week, Cameron said the chances of the UK holding a
referendum on the country's European Union membership in 2015
were “pretty slim.” The statement followed earlier calls
by figures such as London Mayor Boris Johnson to bring forward
the 2017 in/out referendum.